A1 women’s basketball, solid proof for Costanza Verona, Schio conquers Ragusa | BlogSicily
- The leaders wins 70-66 at PalaMinardi and remains with full points
- For Costanza Verona 12 minutes on the pitch and a test of solidity
- Now break for the national team for the challenges with Slovakia and Luxembourg
Veni Vidi Vici. The leaders Schio imposes his law and conquers PalaMinardi beating Ragusa 70-66 in the big match of the sixth day of the top women’s national basketball championship.
Fresh from the midweek glories of the Euroleague, the Venetian team – with their sixth success in as many games played – dominated in the central part of the match and controlled in the final the flashback of the hosts who remain stationary at 6 but with a match (that col Sassari) to be recovered.
Test of substance for Verona
After the capital test with Fenerbahce, the Palermo playmaker Costanza Verona – called in blue for the qualifying matches for the European Championships with Slovakia and Luxembourg – played a match of 12 minutes and 16 seconds against the Sicilians. For her 2 points (from the line), 2 assists, 3 rebounds (2 defensive and 1 offensive) and one (decisive) blocked.
First quarter balanced
Important impact of Schio who go on 2-7 but the reaction of the Sicilians is vehement and Romeo slips the triple of 10-9. Andrè comes out due to injury, but Laksa and Gruda overturn the situation at 10-14. Ragusa, however, scores three consecutive triples with a 9-0 partial which is recovered by Gruda and Laksa for 19-19 at the first siren.
Schio raises his head
The two teams give life to a series of overtakes and counter-overtakes in the first minutes of the second fraction. Verona takes his lead from the line, Ostarello responds from the bow. At 13 ‘the hosts are ahead 28-25.
Famila responds immediately with Gruda, Mestdagh – who is released from distance – and four other points of the French: it is 15 ‘and Schio leads 28-34. The Scledensi could take off because Ragusa no longer finds the way to the basket but they waste many good opportunities: so for four minutes the score does not move. At half-time the scoreboard shows 30-36.
Growing header
Schio’s return to the field is devastating: Gruda, Laksa and Crippa pushed 37-48. On the other hand, Taylor and Santucci commit their fourth personal foul. Famila takes advantage of it and flies to +18 thanks to Sottana’s triple that brings the partial to 37-55 giving the decisive breakthrough.
The reaction of Passalacqua comes from her most charismatic player: Romeo invents three incredible plays for a personal set of 8-1 who puts his own back in the race at the penultimate siren at 45-56.
Control in the final
The last fraction begins with an important block by Costanza Verona on Santucci after a bloody lost ball in the first seconds and, on the other side of the field, Crippa slips the second triple of the evening. Ragusa receives a fundamental shock from Santucci who brings his team back to -10 before going out for five fouls in the 33rd minute.
Laksa still scores from the arc but the Sledense energies are safe by now and Eirene takes advantage of it to come back with arrogance with Taylor, so far very good from Crippa: 61-65. Laksa’s triple on the siren at 1’30 “from the end seems to remove the chestnuts from the fire but at 20” from the end Romeo hits from long range: 66-68. Sottana from the line is icy and closes the score at 66-70.
Break for the national team
The championship stops, there is the national team. And there is the blue for the Palermo playmaker Costanza Verona who is one of the 16 athletes called by the technical commissioner Lino Lardo for the meeting at Acqua Acetosa in view of the two qualifying challenges for the 2023 European Championships scheduled for November 11 at home. of Slovakia in Piestany and on 14 November in Faenza against Luxembourg.